Portable stove.



F. CANTERBURY.

PORTABLE STOVE. APPLICATION FILED APII. 8. I9I5.

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PORTABLE STOVE. APPucATloN FILED Ams, 1916.

Patented J an. 30, 191?.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY FLORENCE CANTERBURY, OF CANTERBURY, 'WEST VIRGINIA.

PORTABLE STOVE.

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Application led April 8, 1916.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FLORENCE CANTER- BURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canterbury, in the county of Mingo and Stateof West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to stoves and more particularly to a portable stove.

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of a stove that is particularly adapted for use in the army or for parties on a` camping trip, etc., the body thereof having supporting legs movably connected thereto and further having a number of protectors slidably associated therewith for covering the various doors, one of the protectors supporting legs in close relation with the bottom when it is desired to transport the stove from place to place.

AAnother object of -my invention resides in the construction of the body and the efficient arrangement of the various parts of the stove, namely the fire box, ash pit, draft iiue and the ovens.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of a handle whereby the stove when in a compact position, can be v readily engagedand carried from place to lace.

A still further object of my invention resides in the provision of a device of the character described that is simple in construction, efficient in operation and one that can be manufactured and placed on the market at a minimum cost.

' Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following descriptio-n taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of ths specification.

In the drawings Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of my invention, the ovens being shown partly in elevation. The dotted lines illustrate the position assumed by the legs when the bottom protector is removable; Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of my invention the parts being shown in a compact form ready for transportation; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of my invention illustrating to advantage the construction and arrangement of the various parts; Fig. L1y is the top plan view of my Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 30, 191'?.

Serial No. 89,936.

invention; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the protectors.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, I provide a preferably rectangular stove body includlng a side wall 1 which has a rear wall 2 formed integral therewith. A side bar 3 extends from the lower free side of the rear wall 2 andis integrally connected at its forward extremity to a vertical connecting piece 4 which is in turn integral with the top. A vertical partition 5 is arranged adjacent the front end of the side 2 and is integral with both the side and the top. Oppositely disposed transverse cross pieces 6 are arranged in uniformly spaced intervals o-n the rear wall 2 and the vertical partition 5 and serve to support horizontal partitions 7, 8 and 9. The horizontal partition 7 is offset adjacent its forward extremity, the intermediate portion 10 being arranged in spaced relation with the vertical partition 5. The top is provided with a plurality-of lid openings 11 for receiving a plurality of lids 12, engagement of the lids with the openings being facilitated through the medium of lugs 13. The top is further provided adjacent the rear wall with an opening 14: for removably receiving a stove pipe 15. A damper 16 is rotatably mounted in the pipe. A vertical longitudinal partition 17 is arranged between the upper part of the partition 7 and the partition 8 and extends from the vertical partition to the rear wall and the space between the partitions 7 and 8 and the` vertical partition and rearwall serves as a cooking oven, an opening being provided in the partition about which is pivotally connected an oven door 18. A grate 19 is pivotally mounted in the vertical vpartition 8 and the side wall 1, being arranged in a close relation with the vertical partition 5 and the vertical portion 10 of the horizontal partition 7. It will now be observed that a fire box 2O has been provided. The vertical partition 5 is now provided with an opening 21 between the grate 19 and the top about which opening is pivotally connected a ire box door 22. A draft slide 23 is slidably mounted in the door 22.. The vertical partition 5 is also provided with an opening 24 between the grate and the lower portion of the horizontal partitionwhich serves as an entrance to the ash pit. A door having a slide 26 therein is pivotally connected about the opening. Another vertical and longitudinal partition 27 is interposed between the Y top and horizontal partition 7 and the space between the partition and the body constitutes a draft flue. A steaming oven 2S is provided by arranging a vertical longitudinal partition 29 between the horizontal partitions 8 and 9. The partition l29 is provided with'an opening 30 and has an oven door 31 pivotally connected thereabout.

For the purpose of removably supporting the stove body, I have pivotally connected a plurality of supporting legs 32between a plurality of brackets 33 carried by the side wall 2 and the horizontal bar 4 adjacent the corners of the body as illustrated to advan- V tage in the drawings.

Y guiding flanges serve as slideways for re-` Should it be desired to transport the stove body from place to place I have provided my improved protecting means. In accomplishing this purpose the top is provided with a guiding iange 34 which is substantially U-shaped in plan and which extends along the top above the side wall 2 and integral with the top thence across the top substantially above the vertical partition 5 and thence along the other side of the top, this latter side being extended laterally to provide another guiding ange 35 to be described. As will be readily apparent the movably receiving the protecting slides as will be hereinafter apparent. After the pipe 15 has been removed a top protecting slide 36 is associated with the guiding fiange 34 and maintained by the latter in intimate contact with the top and serves to hold the lids in position. A handle 37 is connected to the top slide and serves as a means for facilitating transportationof the stove when in compact form. VA side slide 38isnow engaged in the guiding iaiige 35 and in a groove 39 Vin the horizontal bar 3 and moved forwardly therethrough until it strikes the vertical bar 4, being arranged in close rela'- tion with the partitions 7, 3 yand 9 and the oven doors 18 and 3l and thus protects the doors. The side wall 2 is provided at its lower edge with a horizontal groove 40 which is arranged opposite to the horizontal groove 41 in the inner side of the bar 3, said groove removably receiving a bottom slide 42 which incidentally serves to support the legs 32 in an inoperative position. A finger piece 43 facilitates the sliding of the bottom protecting slide. To protect the fire box doors and ash lpit I have provided a vertical slide 44 which is mounted in oppositely disposed grooves 45 in the side wall 2 and the vertical bar 4 which are arranged in alinement with the transverse slot 46 in the top. The slide 44 rests upon the slide 42V when in position and is-arranged adjacent the ash pit and fire box doors and a finger piece 47 serves to facilitate the sliding movement of the slide.

Although I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention I desire itto be understood that I am not to be limited to the exact details shown, however, I desire that great stress be laid upon the novel portable stove as well as the novel protective means associated with the body of the stove for facilitating the transportation of the stove. Attention is also directed to the arrangement of the supporting legs and the cooperation of the bottom protective slide therewith. Y i

From the above description ytaken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it

can easily be seen that I have provided a device that is simple in construction, containing but a few simple parts that can be cheaply manufactured and assembled andr invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangement of the partsmay be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention. Y

. Having thus fully describedfmy invention, what I claim as new and desire Yto secure by Letters Patents, is

' Y 1. A portable stoveY including Y a body,

slideways on the edgesof the body and `protective slides removably engaged in the slideways to cover thetop, bottom, front and onek Vside of the body.

protective slides removably engaged in the slideways to cover the top, bottom, front and one side ofthe body, and supporting legs mo-vably connected to the bottom rand removably supported by the bottom protector slide when not in use.

3. A portable stove including a rectangular body embodying a tire box, a draft flue communicating with the box, an ash pit beneath the box, a cookingfoven adjacent the the cooking oven, legs for removably supporting the body, slideways formed on the edges ofthe body and protective slides removably engaged in the slideways to cover the front, top, one side and the bottom of lfire box and ash pit, a steam oven beneath l the body, the bottom slide serving to sup- Y port legs when notin use.

4. A portable stove including a rectangular body comprising a top, side and rear walls, a lire box formed in the body, a draft Hue in the body communicating with the box, an ash pitv in the body beneath the box,

105 2. A portable stove including a body, slideways formed on the edges of the body,

a cooking stove in the body adjacent the fire box and ash pit, a steaming oven beneath the cooking oven, doors for the ovens, ash pit and fire box, a plurality of lids associated With the top of the body, supporting legs associated with the bottom of the body, slideways formed on the edges of the body, and a plurality of slides removably engaged in the slideways to cover the front, top, bottom and one of the sides of the body for protecting the lids and doors and for removably supporting the legs.

5. A portable stove including a rectangular body embodying a lire box, a draft flue communicating With the box, an ash pit beneath the box, a cooking oven adjacent the tire box and ash pit, a steaming oven beneath the cooking oven and doors for the ovens, ash pit and fire box, supporting legs With the body, slideways formed on the edges of the body, a plurality of protectors removably engaged in the slideways to cover the top, front, bottom and one side of the body, and means for guiding the sliding movement of the protectors on the body.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

MRS. FLORENCE CANTERBURY.

lVitnesses ANDERSON MCCLOUD, HARRY EVANS.

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